Congressional Republicans: Pizza is a vegetable

[Lorizael]

And should all state governments be required to do this?

[Dinner]

I only said the feds shouldn't be paying for school lunches. Not that we shouldn't make them free for poor kids. I totally support that.

"I totally support that... I just want to make sure there is no actual money to support that." Well, unless he supports an unfunded Federal mandate requiring states to fund something (which I don't think he really would).

[Pax]

Let them eat cake!

LMAO plus your last post double slam

[The Mad Monk]

They can't do jack ****. When the budget for local school lunches is $0.35 per student per meal they're going to buy the cheapest dog **** money can buy and you know it.

Is that with or without Fed support?

[Kuciwalker]

Absolutely right, the nutritional needs of children vary from school district to school district. GTFOH. Read the article, Generals are saying that the problem is so bad that it is becoming a NATIONAL SECURITY issue. It's also an issue that if addressed properly could reduce healthcare costs.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Kuciwalker]

They shouldn't be paying for school lunches, either.

You're an idiot.

Seriously, actually think about these things before you reflexively put you foot in your mouth. Conservatives ought to love welfare programs like school lunches.

[Kuciwalker]

What is the advantage of doing this at the state rather than the federal level, btw?

[MikeH]

lots of duplication of bureaucracy, and reduced bulk buying power?

[Az]

I "stopped" caring about politics some years ago, but every now and then, I realize the severity of the situation, when all sides are staunchly against common sense.

I don't believe this to be incidental, or a case of politicians being stupid and/or incompetent.

You shouldn't either.


God, business is so much better, the greed and the interest are so much more natural. There is no hypocrisy.

[Kuciwalker]

I should probably go on record as strongly approving of the Republicans in this case. Pizza

[Guynemer]

In general, I am sympathetic to arguments about government overreach; however, public health is absolutely one area where the current situation is "not enough" as opposed to "too much".

[Asher]

The federal government should not be regulating school lunches. That's absurd. If it really is something that needs regulation, let school boards and states do it. Keep the feds the **** out of it.

Why the hell would even the states do it?

This should be something decided by each school board, with local representatives only.

[Dinner]

So Asher's position is let them starve instead of let them eat cake?

Let's face reality here most poor people live in poor school districts so the least likely level of government to actually have money to pay for lunches is the local school board in a poor district. As MikeH said at least at the Federal level you can get massive bulk buying power to drive down costs.

[Asher]

So Asher's position is let them starve instead of let them eat cake?

Eh? I'm just against telling them WHAT to eat.

Funding doesn't have to be local. Boards should get a budget of X per student.

Incidentally, this is how Canada works.

[Dinner]

It's just "here's the cash" and there is no nutritional requirements what so ever?